This gallery of California Missions pictures by Richard Wong includes pictures taken at the 2006 Return of the Swallows Day Celebration at Mission San Juan Capistrano. The swallows return every year on a pilgrimmage from Mexico to the Mission, and hundreds of Native American Aztec cultural dancers perform dances during the celebration. It is a sight to behold. All images are available for rights-managedstock image licensing and as fine art prints. Other California Missions that Richard has photographed include the Carmel Mission (San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Mission), San Gabriel Mission, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana, Mission San Luis Rey, the San Diego Mission, Mission La Purisima, Mission Santa Ines, Mission San Rafael Arcangel, Mission San Miguel, Soledad Mission, Santa Clara Mission, Mission Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz Mission, Mission San Luis Obispo, Mission Dolores, Mission San Francisco de Solano, San Jose Mission and Mission San Juan Bautista. Richard has many images from Mission San Juan Capistrano. Having photographed 20 of them to date, Richard hopes to be able to photograph all 21 of the California Missions in-depth someday. Time is ticking as many are crumbling.
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